#17 America: Different things.

England and America are very different, obviously, I knew that, I could've told you that before I got here. What I mean is, living here I've had to adjust to a lot of things. Again, I could've told you that before I got here. But I mean I'm adjusting to things I never realised would be a factor. Like when I can take a shower, what time dinner is, needing my sunglasses basically every day Then there are things like my speech - apparently I mumble a lot, but I always pronounce my t's.  I don't want to all them issues because they aren't causing problems but I can't think of a better word so there are a lot of issues that are being picked up on that I never realised would be so.
The one I've noticed the most, the one that I thought would never ever be an issue, the one I figured would be a God send but quite frankly isn't, is simply the air conditioning.
I mean, at first, when I wasn't used to the heat I love it. It really hit the spot, a nice cool breeze on my face. Now just to be clear, I don't like the air in England either. It's so unnecessary, just open the window! I know it can get a little loud but so what?  Just speak up, turn up the radio! There's no more a glorious feeling than the wind on your face and running through your hair. Air con is stale, it doesn't feel nice on your skin. It's cold and sterile, it makes me feel kind of nauseous. I just, I don't know, like I said, I think it's unnecessary I guess. I mean, what is wrong with opening the window and just feeling Mother Nature frolicking about your being? I know I've said that many times in many a words but that is exactly my point. It's there, a constant, reminding you that you are, in fact, going somewhere, not just sat in a room of stale, second hand air.

"Forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair" (- Kahlil Gibran.) 

At the end of the day, it's all about the Earth, it's all about nature; embracing it, enjoying it because without it where would we be? I think mankind has become too caught up with technology and is so concerned with its benefits that is' downfalls are being overlooked. I think everyone should just turn everything off and step outside. I think we need to listen to the birdsong and watch the sun rise, we need to feel sand between our toes and the grass tickle our nose. We need to be reminded how refreshing it is, how really good it feels to feel the wind caressing our skin before it gets too late for I fear it might be too late a lot sooner than expected.